Ministers' Meetings

Met Advanced Research Clusters

Brief discussion on investment in the midlands

Met Suffolk Council Leaders

To discuss local government reorganisation in Suffolk

Met Ellison Insitute

Brief discussion on growth plans in Oxford

Met Victim and Witness Sector Engagement Group

Engagement discussion regarding the Sentencing Review

Met Blable Farm

Visit to Blable Farm to discuss key issues in the farming sector

Met Country Land & Business Association

Bilateral meeting at the Royal Cornwall Show to discuss farming issues

Met Director of Standing Together, CEO of Standing Together

To discuss domestic abuse and housing

Met B&Q

To discuss support for business and economic growth

Met Keep Britain Working Review Chair

To discuss the Keep Britain Working review, including gaps in data, occupational health support and workplace discrimination of disabled people

Met Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

To discuss implementation timeframes and roadmap for the Employment Rights Bill in addition to expanding the list of ‘relevant independent advisers’ who may advise employees and workers on settlement agreements so that it also includes HR professionals with an appropriate qualification

Met Barnandos, Merthyr Valleys Homes, Trivallis, Cynon Taf Community Housing, Citizens Advice, Rhonnda Cynon Taf Council, Voluntary Action Merthyr Tydfill, Blaenau Gwynt Council, Housing Association, Merthyr Tydfil Council, Merthyr Cynon Foodbank, Interlink, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Trussell Trust

Meeting to hear from local stakeholders directly about broader priorities for the Child Poverty strategy alongside issues facing the community.

Met Children's Commissioner for Wales, Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Bevan Foundation, End Child Poverty Network, Citizens Advice Cymru, Shelter Cymru, Child Poverty Action Group, Changing Realities, Wales Centre Public Policy, YMCA Cardiff

Meeting to hear from stakeholders about child poverty in the local areas they serve across Wales.

Met Geneva Call

To discuss efforts to promote adherance to International Humanitarian Law

Met Mayor of Middlesbrough

To discuss Public Sector Reform and the Test, Learn and Grow programme

Met DFN Project SEARCH, National Health Service (Northwick Park Hospital)

Visit to DFN Project SEARCH at Northwick Park Hospital to see how the charity's supported internship programme helps 16-24 year olds with learning disabilities into employment.

Met Collaborate

To discuss neighbourhood health and systems leadership at local level.

Met Meeting with Hong Kong nationals

Listen to bountied Hong Kongers experience of transitional repression and outline the government's response

Met Meg Russell

A discussion on the Hereditary Peers Bill as well as general Lords reform and manifesto commitments on reform

Met Myleene Klass

To discuss pregnancy and baby loss

Met Vodafone Group

To discuss economic security, the Industrial Strategy and UK/EU trade

Met DFN Project SEARCH, National Health Service (Northwick Park Hospital)

To visit DFN Project SEARCH at Northwick Park Hospital to see how the charity's supported internship programme helps 16-24 year olds with learning disabilities into employment

Met National Federation of Subpostmasters & Post Office

To discuss pressing issues impacting postmasters.

Met EY

Discussion to promote the publication of the Industrial Strategy

Met Peter Freeman (Cambridge Growth Commission)

meeting as part of a visit to Cambridge to discuss priorities for the OxCam Growth Corridor

Met Boccard

To discuss investment in various sectors that Boccard represent including food, brewing, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy and nuclear

Met PWC

Discussion to promote the publication of the Industrial Strategy

Met Etsy

Discussion to promote the publication of the Industrial Strategy

Met National Trust, Cancer Research UK , Age UK, Courtauld Institute, Charity Aid Foundation, Charity Law Association, Charity Tax Group, Macmillan

To discuss how the tax system can best support charities, particularly administrative easements and simplifications.

Met Atlantic Partnership

Breakfast Seminar to discuss UK-US partnership and transatlantic economic relations

Met Alexander Dennis, NFI

Discussed potential closure of UK manufacturing sites

Met Tong Chung, Carmen Lau

To discuss Hong Kong.

Met Unite Union Members

To discuss cross-border trade between SW Spain and Gibraltar.

Met Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

To discuss the UK life sciences commerical environment and HMG/ABPI collaboration in attracting investment

Met EnBW

To discuss Offshore Wind

Met Estee Lauder

To discuss the role of innovation and AI integration, regulation, and investment in the beauty sector

Met Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

To welcome the incoming chair of the Panel and to welcome thoughts on how the department can support the Panel

Met E3G

To discuss climate finance solutions

Met Barclays

To discuss the Willow Review

Met Federation of Small Businesses

To discuss export support

Met KPMG, CIPR, CMI, Oliver Wyman, ACCA, ICAEW, Law Society of England and Wales, Law Society of Scotland, TCUK, REC, Arup, BSA, QPC, Mazars, PwC, Capgemini, EY, Hymans Robertson, MCA, RIBA, and Capgemini.

To update the PBSC on the PBS sector plan

Met MBDA; EDF; International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI); BASF; Schwarz Group; BMW; Volkswagen; Imerys; Nokia; Ericsson; ENGIE; EDF; EON; Siemens Energy; RheinMetall; British Chamber of Commerce EU; CEFIC

To discuss UK/EU trade

Met BioIndustry Association

To discuss innovation within the UK health system

Met West Yorkshire Mayoral Authority, Wakefield Council

Visit a Careers Fair and discuss how the current service can be improved.

Met LSEG; Deloitte; KPMG; Standard Chartered

CEO roundtable to discuss growth and investment opportunities in the UK.

Met World Bank

Meeting to discuss the UK's role in development.

Met Baroness Helena Kennedy (HK), Theodore Meron (TM), Professor Sandesh Sivakumaran (SS), Elizabeth Wilmshurst KC (EW) and Perri Lyons (representing Amal Clooney, International Criminal Court Panel Members

Discussed the UKs commitment to the rules based international system.

Met Universities UK, Historic England, Oriel College (Oxford University), Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The Illuminated River Foundation, Civic Future, Ashmolean Museum, MeiraGTx, Forward Publishing, WPP plc, The Landmark Trust, Children and the Arts, Soho Theatre, Royal College of Art, University of the West of England, Department for Education, Baillie Gifford Prize, Care Leaver Covenant, Saga plc, Arts Council England, ITV, Royal Television Society, Endemol, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), BBH, Holocaust Memorial Foundation, European Council on Foreign Relations, US Library of Congress, Centre for European Reform, Foreign Policy Centre, Demos, World Economic Forum (WEF), British Council, University Alliance, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, English Football Association (FA), Visa Europe, comparethemarket.com, White Stuff, and John Williams Heating Services Ltd

To discuss the soft power strategy and foreign policy

Met Palantir

To discuss digitsation and health

Met TheCityUK, A&O Shearman, Accenture, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, American International Group UK Limited, Association for Financial Markets in Europe, Aviva, AXA XL, Baker McKenzie, Bank of America, Barclays, BlackRock, Bloomberg Europe, BNP Paribas, BNY, Boston Consulting Group, Citigroup, Clifford Chance, Credit Agricole CIB, Credit Suisse International, Deloitte LLP Deutsche Bank DLA Piper Euroclear UK & International EY Fidelity International, Financial Services Skills Commission, Freshfields, Goldman Sachs International Guernsey Finance, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Howden Group, HSBC, ICE Futures Europe, Invesco, J.P. Morgan, Jersey Finance, KPMG, Legal & General, Linklaters LLP, Lloyd’s of London, Lloyds Banking Group, Lockton International, London Stock Exchange Group, M&G, Marsh, Monzo Bank, Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, Nasdaq, Netcompany, Nomura International, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Odgers Berndtson, Phoenix Group, PwC, Robinhood, Rothschild & Co, Santander UK, Simmons & Simmons, Slaughter and May, Société Générale, St. James’s Place, Standard Chartered, Starling Bank, State Street, The Investment Association, UK Finance, Vontobel, XTX Markets

Meeting of TheCityUK Leadership Council to discuss with financial services firms trade agreements, growth and the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy

Met Gemma Oaten - SEED

To discuss Eating Disorders and the support offered by NHS Services